1. Campground - Resort - Mobile Home Park Permits

Click Start New below the corresponding application. To resume or view your applications, click Go to Applications List
Start New Sherwood Forest Permit

  • Go to Applications List
    • Campgrounds/Resorts/Mobile Home Parks
      Start New

      Permit application for structures on individual sites in an existing Campground, Resort, or Mobile Home Park.

    • Sherwood Forest
      Start New

      See the link on top to Start New

2. Zoning/Land Use Permits

Click Start New on the corresponding application. To resume or view your existing applications, click Go to Applications List

Start New Land Use Permit

Start New Septic System (SSTS) Permit

Start New SSTS Operating Permit

  • Go to Applications List
    • Administrative Subdivision/Lot Line Adjustment
      Start New

      Application for lot splits and lot line adjustments.

    • Land Use Permit
      Start New | Renew Existing

      See the link above to Start New

    • Septic Only
      Start New | Renew Existing

      See link above to Start New

    • SSTS Operating Permit
      Start New | Renew Existing

      See link above to Start New

    • Land Alteration
      Start New

      Apply here for excavation, grading, fill, rip-rap, shoreline repair, or other earth moving.

    • Vegetation Alteration
      Start New

      Apply here for vegetation alterations on properties located within Shoreland Zoning.

    • Wetland
      Start New

      Application for wetland replacement, wetland banking, and/or wetland exemption certificates. Please contact the Aitkin County Wetland Specialist prior to completing this application.

    • Sign
      Start New

      Permit application for a sign (display). Examples: business sign, billboard, lighted sign.
      (Not for E911 signs)

    • Mining Operations (4 Week Standard Permit)
      Start New

      Application for a Mining Operation Standard Permit, up to 4 weeks in duration in accordance with Mining & Reclamation Ordinance Section 3.3 B.

    • Planning Call
      Start New

      Request an on-site planning call with Planning & Zoning staff.
      Please contact the Zoning Office prior to submitting this application.

3. E911 Address

Note: If you have an existing address and need to order only a Blue Sign, click here
To resume or view your application, click Go to Applications List

  • Go to Applications List
    • E911 Address Application
      Start New

      Apply here for a NEW E911 Address which includes a Blue Sign.
      Questions, call the GIS Office (218) 927-7391
      Note: If you have an existing address and need to order only a Blue Sign, please see this form: https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/departments/highway/pdf/911-Application.pdf

4. Water Testing

Click here to Request an Onsite Water Sample Collection & Testing
Samples will be collected on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month during the hours 8 am - 2:00 pm. For same-day service, please submit your request before 8:00 am on the day of service.
There is a $50 collection fee in addition to the water testing fee. Fees must be paid in full prior to collection.

5. Conditional Use - Interim Use - Plat - Rezone

Apply below for a Conditional Use, Interim Use, Plat, or Rezone request to go before the Planning Commission.
Click Start New below the corresponding application.
To resume or view your application, click Go to Applications List

  • Go to Applications List
    • Vacation/Short-Term Rental IUP
      Start New | Renew Existing

      Interim Use Permit Application to operate a Vacation/Short-Term Rental

    • Conditional Use Permit (general)
      Start New

      General application for a Conditional Use Permit

    • Interim Use Permit (general)
      Start New | Renew Existing

      General application for an Interim Use Permit

    • Floodproofing CUP
      Start New

      CUP Application for alternative methods of Floodproofing

    • Mineral Exploration IUP
      Start New

      IUP Application for Mineral Exploration

    • Mining Operations IUP
      Start New

      IUP Application for Mining Operations. (Excludes Mineral Exploration)

    • Preliminary Plat
      Start New

      Application for a Preliminary Plat Subdivision

    • Final Plat
      Start New

      Application for a Final Plat Subdivision

    • Replat of Existing Plat
      Start New

      Application for a replat of an existing subdivision to the County Board

    • Rezone
      Start New

      Application to request a Rezone.

    • Tower
      Start New

      CUP Application for a telecommunications tower.

6. Variance

A Variance application requires a public hearing before the Board Of Adjustment to determine if it can be approved. Variance fees are in addition to permit fees. Please note, fees are non-refundable as they cover the cost of the process.
To apply for a Variance click Start New. Resume or view your application, click Go to Applications List

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